Summary

  • Ireland v New Zealand (11:00 BST) - Day two

  • Ireland won toss and decided to field first

  • New Zealand on 361-5 after first day

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Live Reporting

Alvin McCaig, Lauren McCann and Jonny Martin

  1. NZ 361-5

    A quiet start as Tom Mayes opens with a maiden from the Dundonald End.

  2. Here they come...

    NZ 361-5

    Tom Blundell (142) and Dean Foxcroft (38) skip out to the middle and aiming to build on their 58-run partnership.

    Ireland need to strike early to stay in touch with the Black Caps.

  3. Ireland women in action in Clontarf

    Ireland women are also in action today as they begin their preparations for the T20 World Cup next month with a tri-series against Pakistan and West Indies in Clontarf.

    It's a game against the West Indies first today at 16:00 and we will bring you updates from that fixture.

  4. 'There's not many better wickets to get than Kane Williamson'

    Ireland's Liam McCarthy, who claimed a wicket from Kane Williamson on the first day, speaking to BBC Sport NI about his Test debut: "We got a really good start, the first hour was unbelievable. We set the tone with the second ball getting Tom Latham.

    "New Zealand dug deep and they had a really good partnership and that's the ebbs and flows of Test cricket.

    "There's not many better wickets to get than Kane Williamson than your first one and that was a really really good moment for my first moment in my Test cricket career."

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  6. Thursday's schedule

    Just a reminder that with it being a four-day Test we'll have 6.5 hours of play with a minimum of 98 overs.

    Morning: 11:00-13:30

    Afternoon: 14:10-16:10

    Evening: 16:30-18:30

  7. Day One recap

    New Zealand recovered from a poor start to reach 361-5 on the first day of the four-day Test match against Ireland at Stormont.

    Mark Adair took three wickets as the Black Caps slipped to 86-4 before centuries from Rachid Ravindra and Tom Blundell put the tourists in control.

    Ravindra hit 142 while Blundell is 142 not out - the pair put on a 217-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

    In the first meeting between the two sides in Test cricket, Ireland won the toss and decided to field first in sunny Belfast.

    Read more of the day one report here

    Rachin Ravindra and Tom Blundell led New Zealand's recovery in BelfastInpho

    Rachin Ravindra and Tom Blundell led New Zealand's recovery in Belfast

  8. Welcome..

    Hello folks and welcome to our day two coverage of the one-off Test between Ireland and New Zealand in Belfast.

    The Black Caps will resume on 361-5 and are in a strong position after recovering from 86-4.

    Stormont is looking resplendent on another sun-kissed morning and we're all set for the action to start at 11:00 BST.

    Thanks for joining us.